EXHIBITION
Stone & Fiber
People of the Baliem Valley, Papua
The Hampton Archive documents one of the last surviving examples on our planet of stone tool and complex non-loom fiber technology for daily use and bodily adornment, in its original social and ritual setting. Dr. O.W. Hampton collected and documented at a time of rapid change: today the Dani and Yali people have adopted Western dress in their daily lives, and their skills with making and using traditional fibers and stone tools are falling into disuse. This exhibition shows the photographs taken by Dr. O.W. Hampton of the people who made and used many of the cultural artifacts that were donated to the Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2020.
View Of Wile Village
A scene at the Wile Village at the Baliem Gorge.
Man With An Ax
A Dani man at Yeineri or Tagime is carrying a Grand Valley and West type B Ax and used it…
Portrait Of Siba And Asike
Siba is standing next to war chief, Asike A Walilo.
Three Men Standing On A Rock
Three men standing on a rock on the Baga Ridge.
Portrait Of A Man At Suroba Village
Portrait of a man at Suroba village.
Wililke Putting On A Set Of Net Carriers (Noken)
Wililke is Wali’s wife and the older woman, Yamake, is the older wife of Wali. In the first image, both…
Wililke Preparing A Noken (Net Carrier) For Her Baby
Wililke is removing banana leaves from the stem and put them in a net for cushion for her baby.
Boy Smiling
Close up of smiling boy at Belokme Village market at Pasar.
Group Of Boys Smiling
Smiling boys at Belokme Village market at Pasar.
Portrait Of Aikedek Wilil
Aikedek Wilil is wearing a cus cus for hat and sitting by a tree at Sekan Village.
Portrait Of Tuwesike
A man called Tuwesike is standing by a sing tree at Sekan Village.
Portrait Of Suesi Nasia
A man with a beard is squatting on a field. He is wearing a shell band on the chest and…
Portrait Of Ulaisowok Haluk
A smiling man with a beard and curly cap.
Portrait Of Ilugumdekma
A man is holding sticks with a red band on his forehead.
Portrait Of Heselo
Portrait of a man with a gray beard, called Heselo, in Hutom village.
Man With Flowers In Nose
A man with flowers in nose.
Man A Beard And Blue Knit Hat
Portrait of an old man with a beard and blue knit hat.
Boy With Flower Wreath
A boy wearing a band of white flowers at Belokme market.
Portrait Of A Boy Smiling
A close up of a smiling boy.
Portrait Of Itlaik
A close up of Itlaik wearing shell ornament in the nose and a red band on forehead.
Man With A Red Cap
A man is wearing a red cap and white feather, with a shell band down the chest.
Man In Ceremonial Attire
A man is wearing white painting around the eyes and ceremonial attire: a shell band down his chest and a…
Man Squatting In Field
A Yali man is squatting in a field.
Portrait Of A Pab Wililo
A man at Sekan is seating on grass with hat.
Portrait Of Buta Tiya
Buti Tiya is wearing a safety pin as an earring. He is the second oldest living man in Dagai Village.
Portrait Of Kusa
Kusa is wearing a large white shell ornament on his nose.
Old Man Yayokorik
Old man Yayokorik is sitting on a rock on Sekan ridge, holding a stone adze and wearing a knitted cap…
Chief At Sekan
A chief at Sekan is wearing a safety pin in one ear. His fingertips are amputated.
Simon Silimek Climbing A Fence
Simon Silimek is climbing over a fence gate at Sekan Village. A close-up shows his amputated fingertips. Two fingertips were…
Daole Mabel Family
Men from the Daole Mabel family are building a museum at Jiwika. They are taking wood from the pile and…
Old Man With Gourd Drinking
Old man with ring beard fills his gourd at a spring near Opagima Village and drinks.
Old Man Walo Drinking
Walo is climbing down to the Aike river for a drink.
Old Man Walo Standing
The name ‘Walo’ means snake. He is wearing a penis sheath, a knitted cap, and a coiled metal ring above…
Woman Healing A Pig With Ash
A Yali woman is smearing ash on a pig to heal it. The ash is kept on the banana leaf…
Male Shaman Healing A Pig
A Yali shaman in very high remote areas is healing a pig with his hands. He is wearing a hoop…
Castrating A Pig In The Village
A group of Dani men and women are gathering at the village to perform the castration of a pig and…
Castrating A Pig In The Field
Men and women are gathering in the field for a pig castration. A Dani woman is carrying the pig on…
Smiling Children
A group of seven children in Kipilamo Village in Abusa area are smiling. The girls are wearing a net bag…
Group Of Yali Women
A group of pregnant women from Jale Yali are holding digging sticks and wearing a net bags on their heads…
Old Woman At Upama Village
An old woman at Upama Village is wearing a neck hanging and a net bag on her head.
Woman With Sweet Potatoes
A Dani woman is carrying a load of sweet potatoes in a net bag with sweet potato leaves on her…
Man With A Mouth Harp
A man at Wile village is making and playing a mouth harp. He is wearing a blue-stripe knittted cap with…